Police nab Bergen County bank robbery suspects in New York

DUMONT -- After a pursuit that crossed state lines, police arrested two New York City men in connection with a bank robbery that took place in the Bergen County town of Dumont earlier today, authorities said.

According to Fort Lee Police Sgt. Joel Klein, police pursued the bank robbery suspects into the Bronx, where officers from the Fort Lee and New York police departments arrested the suspects.

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20-year-old Bourahima Ouattara and 18-year-old Alberto Marzan, both of the Bronx, were arrested around 7:30 p.m. and charged with reckless endangerment in New York, NYPD Lt. John Grimpel said.

The suspects are currently being detained in New York, police said. Details and charges related to the Dumont bank robbery were unavailable tonight.

FBI Special Agent Bryan Travers said the suspects were armed, but could not provide further details about the alleged robbery, only saying that it took place in Dumont.

Dumont police declined to comment.

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